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A Town’s Status Symbol…McDonald’s

Posted in Church, tagged , on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Battlefield, MO is a small town just outside of Springfield and this week they announced some exciting news.  With this announcement they anticipate growth, both numerically and comercially.  Their population is approaching 5,000 and they now feel as if they ‘have arrived’ as a town.  Although this small town has yet to boast a post [...]

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What is a Neighborhood Group?

Posted in Church, Church Planting, MCM-Pitt, tagged on April 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

For those that attend APC or are curious about the new Neighborhood Groups I posted about a couple weeks ago. Here’s a brief synopsis of what they are and what they are not. The idea of a Neighborhood conveys thoughts of family, unity and safety. Our goal with Neighborhood Groups is to create a sense [...]

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A Definition of Excellence

Posted in Church, tagged , on April 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »

A couple weeks ago in our weekly MCM Pastor’s meeting at Panera we were talking about who we are as a movement of churches and what characterizes us. One of the characteristics of MCM we identified is we believe in always pulling for the underdog. Giving that church planter or pastor or leader a chance [...]

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Exponential Wrap-Up

Posted in Exponential'08, tagged on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Now that I’m back, here’s a few thoughts from Exponential: I loved the speakers – This guy was definitely my favorite! Whoever thought of having the conference in Orlando is a genius! You can’t beat mid-80s weather in April plus they have Universal and Disney!! (Not that I could afford either of those) Speaking of [...]

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Exponential: Rick Warren – (Final) Plenary Session 5b, “The Challenge”

Posted in Exponential'08, tagged , on April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Rick Warren is…Rick Warren. The purpose of a wife is not to make you happy, but to make you holy. “My heroes are bi-vociational pastors…I don’t really hangout with megachurch pastors – I don’t really like megachurch pastors.” Never compare yourself to someone else. You’ll always find someone else doing a better job than you, [...]

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Exponential: Tim Keller – Plenary Session 5, “The Gospel”

Posted in Exponential'08, tagged , on April 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The DNA of a reproducing church has to be The Gospel. The Gospel is the power of God. It’s the power of God in written form. We’ve found ourselves in the Christian & Evangelical world that many are unsure of what the Gospel really is. In the synoptic gospels, we see the gospel being tied [...]

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Exponential: Tim Keller – Breakout Session 7, “How to Accomplish the Jesus Mission”

Posted in Exponential'08, tagged , on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Tim Keller is the Founding Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and the author of numerous books.   The application and facilitation of biblical, spiritual revival. The reason we’re not reproducing churches like we should is because we’re not alive. Being a reproducing churches is what you are, not just what you do. [...]

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Exponential: Tom Jones & Troy McMahon – Breakout Session 6, “Finding the Funds for Reproduction”

Posted in Exponential'08, tagged , , on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Tom Jones works for Stadia, a church planting organization. Troy McMahon pastors New Thing Network’s newest church plant, Restore Community Church in Kansas City, MO. How are churches initially financed? The Mother Church Concept The Association Method A group of churches committed to church planting. Each church may not be strong enough on their own, [...]

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Exponential: Dave Ferguson – Plenary Session 4b, “Genuine Community”

Posted in Exponential'08, tagged , on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We are created with the craving and need for community. From the beginning of time, God is about community. From creating community to redeeming community. Rather than church planters we should see ourselves as community builders. Maybe some of the questions we battle with aren’t really all that important. Contemporary vs. Traditional House Church vs. [...]

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Exponential: Steve Andrews – Plenary Session 4, “Radical Disciple Making”

Posted in Exponential'08, tagged , on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Steve Andrews is the founding pastor of Kensington Community Church and director of Vision 20/20. What do we want to be giving our emerging leaders and church planters that have not been given in the past? Permission to say no. Saying no means you have a crystal clear vision of what you are called to [...]

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